Charming outcrop along the cliffs of the French coastline that gives you a great view across the…read moreChannel and the white cliffs of Dover. There are great views also down to the beach and to the town of Calais- actually the scenery reminded me of a lot like Ireland, except without the sheer drop at the end. Also the sea is really amazing and you can see the colors are iridescent exactly like Opals and why the coast is called by that moniker. There are tons of great walks also leading to the beach, but I just stayed to the lookout view this time - but hope to be back sometime on another sunny day and do some more walking around this gorgeous headland.

So I visited Cap Gris Nez after being to Cap Blanc Nez and frankly I did find Gris Nez as beautiful…read moreas Blanc Nez. The two things that this outcrop did have that was different from the other Cap was a better and closer view of the white cliffs of Dover and also tons more of the German bunkers put around the coastline by Hitler during World War II. Otherwise it's another pretty charming outcrop along a gorgeous coastline!

From the owner: Jardin écolo La Réserve Naturelle Volontaire, classée en 2001, est l'une des 1ère réserve naturelle…read moreen milieu urbain en France. Elle est gérée dans l'objectif de protéger le patrimoine floristique et faunistique et de le faire découvrir par le biais de visites et d'ateliers au grand public et aux scolaires.